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|f_annotation='''SPOTTED PONY [3].''' American, Reel (2/4 or cut time). USA, Missouri. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Unrelated to "[[Spotted Pony (1)]]" or "[[Spotted Pony (2)]]. “Spotted Pony” in ‘A’ is one of the ‘100 essential Missouri fiddle tunes’ according to Missouri fiddler Charlie Walden, although there are two “Spotted Pony” tunes with a Missouri provenance. Walden (in liner notes to LP “Now That’s a Good Tune”) appears to credit fiddler Andy Beaty’s daughter, Carol Beaty Hascall, with popularizing the tune among Missouri fiddlers. Andy Beaty was a fiddler prominent in regional contests in the mid-20th century, and is sometimes credited with composing “Spotted Pony.” However, according to Drew Beisswenger (2008), Hascall maintained the family learned the reel while living in Oklahoma, and credited Texas fiddler Bob Wills’ father, Uncle John Wills, as their source. See also the related “[[Missouri Spotted Pony]].” Gus Meade (2002) suggests connections with “[[Rabbit in the Pea Patch]].” | |f_annotation='''SPOTTED PONY [3].''' American, Reel (2/4 or cut time). USA, Missouri. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Unrelated to "[[Spotted Pony (1)]]" or "[[Spotted Pony (2)]]. “Spotted Pony” in ‘A’ is one of the ‘100 essential Missouri fiddle tunes’ according to Missouri fiddler Charlie Walden, although there are two “Spotted Pony” tunes with a Missouri provenance. Walden (in liner notes to LP “Now That’s a Good Tune”) appears to credit fiddler Andy Beaty’s daughter, Carol Beaty Hascall, with popularizing the tune among Missouri fiddlers. Andy Beaty was a fiddler prominent in regional contests in the mid-20th century, and is sometimes credited with composing “Spotted Pony.” However, according to Drew Beisswenger (2008), Hascall maintained the family learned the reel while living in Oklahoma, and credited Texas fiddler Bob Wills’ father, Uncle John Wills, as their source. See also the related “[[Missouri Spotted Pony]].” Gus Meade (2002) suggests connections with “[[Rabbit in the Pea Patch]].” | ||
|f_source_for_notated_version= Earl Ball (1928-2008, Humansville, Missouri), learned from Andy Beaty (Humansville) [Beisswenger & McCann]. | |f_source_for_notated_version= Earl Ball (1928-2008, Humansville, Missouri), learned from Andy Beaty (Humansville) [Beisswenger & McCann]. | ||
|f_printed_sources=Beisswenger & McCann (Ozarks Fiddle Music), 2008; p. 168. Phillips (Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1), 1994; p. 229. | |f_printed_sources=Beisswenger & McCann ('''Ozarks Fiddle Music'''), 2008; p. 168. Phillips ('''Traditional American Fiddle Tunes, vol. 1'''), 1994; p. 229. | ||
|f_recorded_sources=Rounder 0436, Earl Ball – “Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks, vol. 2: On the Springfield Plain” (2000). | |f_recorded_sources=Rounder 0436, Earl Ball – “Traditional Fiddle Music of the Ozarks, vol. 2: On the Springfield Plain” (2000). | ||
See also listings at: | See also listings at: | ||
|f_see_also_listing=Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources | |f_see_also_listing=Jane Keefer’s Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources | ||
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SPOTTED PONY [3]. American, Reel (2/4 or cut time). USA, Missouri. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Unrelated to "Spotted Pony (1)" or "Spotted Pony (2). “Spotted Pony” in ‘A’ is one of the ‘100 essential Missouri fiddle tunes’ according to Missouri fiddler Charlie Walden, although there are two “Spotted Pony” tunes with a Missouri provenance. Walden (in liner notes to LP “Now That’s a Good Tune”) appears to credit fiddler Andy Beaty’s daughter, Carol Beaty Hascall, with popularizing the tune among Missouri fiddlers. Andy Beaty was a fiddler prominent in regional contests in the mid-20th century, and is sometimes credited with composing “Spotted Pony.” However, according to Drew Beisswenger (2008), Hascall maintained the family learned the reel while living in Oklahoma, and credited Texas fiddler Bob Wills’ father, Uncle John Wills, as their source. See also the related “Missouri Spotted Pony.” Gus Meade (2002) suggests connections with “Rabbit in the Pea Patch.”
